vil´lous|ly

vil´lous|ly
vil|lous «VIHL uhs», adjective.
1. having villi; covered with villi, especially covered with long, soft hairs, as parts of certain plants are.
2. like villi.
[< Latin villōsus shaggy < villus; see etym. under villi (Cf.villi)]
vil´lous|ly, adverb.

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  • vil|lous — «VIHL uhs», adjective. 1. having villi; covered with villi, especially covered with long, soft hairs, as parts of certain plants are. 2. like villi. ╂[< Latin villōsus shaggy < villus; see etym. under villi (Cf. ↑villi)] –vil´lous|ly,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lous — aceph·a·lous; achlo·ro·phyl·lous; acid·u·lous; acoe·lous; adac·ty·lous; am·moph·i·lous; am·phib·o·lous; am·phi·coe·lous; am·phi·con·dy·lous; an·e·moph·i·lous; an·gu·lous; an·iso·dac·ty·lous; an·iso·phyl·lous; anom·a·lous; anom·a·lous·ly;… …   English syllables

  • vil — bou·gain·vil·laea; bou·gain·vil·lia; bre·vil·o·quence; bre·vil·o·quent; bu·gin·vil·laea; cher·vil; ci·vil·ian·ism; ci·vil·ian·i·za·tion; ci·vil·ian·ize; ci·vil·i·té; ci·vil·i·ty; dee·vil; dee·vil·ick; de·vil·lite; dier·vil·la; er·vil; fa·vil·la;… …   English syllables

  • villous — vil·lous …   English syllables

  • villously — vil·lous·ly …   English syllables

  • villous — vil•lous [[t]ˈvɪl əs[/t]] adj. bio frm covered with or of the nature of villi; villiform • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L villōsus shaggy; see villus, ous …   From formal English to slang

  • villous — 1. Relating to villi. 2. Shaggy; covered with villi. SYN: villose. * * * vil·lous vil əs adj covered or furnished with or as if with villi vil·lous·ly adv * * * vil·lous (vilґəs) villose …   Medical dictionary

  • cro — cro·ton; cro·ton·aldehyde; cro·ton·ate; cro·ton·ic; cro·ton·o·yl; cro·to·nyl; cro·toph·a·ga; cro·toph·a·gine; cro·tox·in; cro·tyl; di·cro·coe·li·i·dae; di·cro·coe·li·um; hy·pho·mi·cro·bi·a·les; hy·pho·mi·cro·bi·a·ce·ae; lep·i·do·cro·cite;… …   English syllables

  • intervillous — Between or among villi. * * * in·ter·vil·lous .int ər vil əs adj situated or occurring between villi <intervillous thrombosis> * * * in·ter·vil·lous (in″tər vilґəs) between or among villi …   Medical dictionary

  • microvillus — One of the minute projections of cell membranes greatly increasing surface area; microvilli form the striated or brush borders of certain cells. * * * mi·cro·vil·lus vil əs n, pl vil·li .lī a microscopic projection of a tissue, cell, or cell… …   Medical dictionary

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